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Myths about ED Overuse by the Uninsured
An oft-cited argument in favor of expanding Medicaid coverage is that the uninsured consume a disproportionate share of emergency department (“ED”) resources, causing overcrowding and dangerously increased wait times. A recent article in Health Policy, however, challenges this widely-held assumption. Continue Reading …
Death by a Thousand Cuts
The Trump administration’s 2017 decision to slash the advertising budget for the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance Marketplaces by 90% outraged many in the public health, policy, and medical communities. Yet, little evidence exists correlating the running of televised advertisements Continue Reading …
Expand Medicaid or Get out of the Way
Download and share our brief on expanding Medicaid in the states that have yet to do so and join the quest to close the Medicaid Gap in Utah, Idaho, and Nebraska.
Readmission Program may worsen Mortality
When the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was enacted, a large majority of the subsequent attention focused on the obvious topic: increasing insurance coverage. While the main goal of the ACA was to increase access to care, the law also took Continue Reading …
Are Hospitals Cheating their Communities?
Most U.S. community hospitals are private nonprofits, and nonprofit status grants these hospitals an estimated $24.6 billion in annual tax benefits. As healthcare spending continues to rise, journalists and policymakers have begun questioning whether these hospitals’ contributions to their communities Continue Reading …
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